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B-408898.2 1 (2014-03-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqdk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Homecare Products, Inc. File: B-408898.2 Date: March 12, 2014 Mark R. Thomas, Esq., Reid Law PC, for the protester. Melody A. Goldberg, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Paula A. Williams, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest of terms of solicitation for the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement for prosthetic ramps and ramp installation services arguing that the requirement should be obtained through the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) is denied where the agency reasonably determined that the requirements could not be satisfied under the FSS. DECISION Homecare Products, Inc., of Algona, Washington, protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. VA251-13-Q-0455 issued by the Veterans Administration (VA) for the establishment of blanket purchase agreements (BPA) for the purchase, delivery, and installation of prosthetic ramps. Homecare, a small business vendor holding a General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract, challenges the VA's decision to conduct the competition on the open market, rather than limit the procurement to vendors holding FSS contracts. We deny the protest. The VA provides ramps for veterans' homes as part of the prosthetics clinical management program. The required products and services include the delivery and installation of threshold and modular ramps at the primary homes of qualified veterans to accommodate access/egress issues, as well as the purchase and delivery of portable ramps to qualified veterans. Prior to issuing the solicitation, the VA conducted market research by posting a sources sought notice on GSA's e-buy website to identify potential vendors capable

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